Pachyserica sanqingshanensis
| Pachyserica sanqingshanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyserica |
| Species: | P. sanqingshanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyserica sanqingshanensis Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Pachyserica sanqingshanensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Jiangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.7 mm. They have an oblong-oval and convex body. The body (including legs) is reddish brown. Each centre of the elytron has a darker patch behind the middle and before the apex. The antennae are more yellowish, the midline of the pronotum and irregular markings on the elytra are dark green. The dorsal surface is dull, the frons with dark toment. The head and pronotum have yellow, erect long setae and the entire body has dense, white, scale-like setae. The elytra has sparse, larger but semierect ones.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Mount Sanqingshan in Jiangxi.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica sanqingshanensis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.